THE MANGABET OE WHITE EYELID MONKEY. 179 



arrangement, and look upon it as one of those con- 

 necting forms which can be so constantly traced. 



Excepting the plate in Frederic Cuvier's Mam- 

 miferes, there is no good coloured representation of this 

 animal, and we were so fortunate as to procure a 

 drawing from a living female lately exhibited by Mr 

 Wombwell in Edinburgh.* This animal is generally 

 described to be mild and good-tempered, but very 

 restless and active ; and the female we have alluded 

 to fully confirmed these accounts. She was certainly 

 a most lively animal, never for a moment at rest, 

 and particularly active when observed, as if conscious 

 of the notice she excited, and anxious to display her 

 talents. She performed many of the attitudes of the 

 most experienced Harlequins. When the sketch was 

 taken, she was particularly troublesome in her display, 

 and is represented in the attitude in which she most 

 frequently placed herself; sometimes extending the 

 one hand and sometimes the other. She was extremely 

 gentle, and never resented any of the troublesome 

 usage to which animals in a menagerie are so frequent- 

 ly subjected by their various visitors ; on the con- 

 trary, she was delighted to see strangers, and seemed 

 flattered by their attentions. She was remarkably 

 cleanly and careful not to soil her person. When 



* Mr Wombwell allowed Mr Lizars to make drawings from 

 several of the interesting animals in his collection, and the pro, 

 prietor of the Naturalist's Library takes this opportunity to offer 

 his acknowledgments for Mr W/s attentions. 



